I have a nasty chest cold today and feel like shit so I’m hoping the Mets keep their trade hand pat as I’d hate for them to pull off a blockbuster today like getting Albert Puljos and Adam Wainright for Luis Castillo and Oliver Perez and Tony Bernazard’s wife beater, as my energy level as now at dragging ass.

One announcement before I mainline Vick’s Vapor Rub, the Mets signed Japanese RHP and Tommy John surgery survivor Ryota Igarashi. Igarashi, 30 will be given the set up tole to Frankie Rodz to lose this spring as he possesses a 90+ FB and a killer spilt/sinker (or so they say)

Igarashi will also represent the Mets at the Nathans’ Hot Dog Eating Contest at Coney Island on July 4th.

Ya mon, itâ€™s your friendly Roster-mon back ta look at who da Mets will bring up North. Yestaâ€™ day was a fine fine performance by Da Boys in Blue and Orange as Santana, Murphy and Reed were exceptional, I mean dae was so good mon, datÂ Three Little Bridies came by me window afta the game and sang:

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cause every little thing gonna be all right.

Singin: donâ€™t worry (donâ€™t worry) bout a thing,

cause every little thing gonna be all right!

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AAahhhhhhhhhhhh ya mon, sing you little brides, and pass the Ganja as we look at the where da 25 mon rosta is as of today:

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PITCHERS (12)

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Johan Santana LHP

Mike Pelfrey RHP

Oliver Perez LHP

John Maine RHP

Livan Hernandez RHP

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So much for worrying over Santanaâ€™s elbow as he was in Cy Young form yesterday. As I look at Big Pelf I keep a bucket of cold water near by to cool me off as I have visions of a Co-Ace running through my head. With all the bullshit Joba talk in the NY media they are missing the break out player of the year in this town in Big Pelf Â FUCK JOBA!!!! Ollie Perez went on a Mexican Rumspriga with the WBC and came back all fucked up. His mechanics were a shambles causing him to pitch like he as back in Black and Gold, but between Old School Dan Werthen and OPâ€™s role model Johan Santana he is back to just plain old unpredictable Ollie. If John Maine were hurting Iâ€™d be worried but he claims emphaticly that he feels fine but is having trouble locating pitches and finding his comfort level on the mound. Letâ€™s hope he finds his â€œhappy zoneâ€ in the next two weeks. The very svelte Livan Hernandez has grabbed the 5th spot by the cajones and wonâ€™t let go. Iâ€™ve heard heâ€™s an innings eater, any truth to that?

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Frankie Rodriguez RHP

JJ Putz RHP

Sean Green RHP

Bobby Parnell RHP

Pedro Feliciano LHP

Darren Oâ€™Day RHP

Brain Stokes RHP

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Sure this bullpen leans more to the right than FOX NEWS but if youâ€™re going for quality then this is your pen. Oâ€™Day and Feliciano will be the new righty/lefty tag team and Stokes has earned a long man spot as well. Parnell has shown a high octane fastball that J-Man has fallen in love with. Warlord Jerry can go to this bullpen with confidence

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CATCHER

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Brian Schneider L

Ramon Castro R

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Like Casey said, â€œwithout a catcher youâ€™d have a lot of passed ballsâ€

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INFEILDERS

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Carlos Delgado L

Luis Castillio S

Jose Reyes S

David Wright R

Alex Cora L

Nick Evans R

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Time to tip my Mets cap to Luis Castillo who has been outstanding this spring. The only reason he will be relegated to the 8 hole is due to the lack of right hand hitting in the bottom third of the line up and that Daniel Murphyâ€™ bat is to valuable to hit that low but days that Shrek catches or when Tatis plays that would move Castillo up to los dos. Is it better to be an everyday player in Triple A or a bench player in the big leagues? Thatâ€™s the Nick Evans dilemma. Iâ€™d say bench player in the bigsÂ

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OUTFIELD

Daniel Murphy L

Carlos Beltran R

Ryan Church L

Jeremy Reed L

Fernando Tatis R

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If the Mets leave Livan Hernandez off the 25 man until heâ€™s needed (which looks like the plan ) then Bobby Keilty has a great shot of going North. Just watching Murphy will be worth paying for an overpriced ticket to $iti Field. Between Murph and Big Pelf they will be the BIG story in NY Baseball this summer not those over priced mercenaries in the South Bronx.

Busy day as I drafted my 13 year old Babe Ruth team this morning and Iâ€™m very happy that I got to pick my top three prospects and now Iâ€™m dealing with a nasty head cold thatâ€™s sucking the energy out me. I was going to stay away from the computer but after a looking at few stories a few items caught my eye:

John Maine had a very shaky first inning but thenÂ settled in to pitch three very strong ones (0 BB 5K) and it looks like itâ€™s not a matter of Bobby Parnell making th team as a reliever but he figures to a major player in the back end of the pen so says Warlord Jerry

Iâ€™ve got to do a little homework on RHP Fernando Nieve who was picked up by the Mets off waivers from the Astros. I know he was signed by the “Stros at 16 and is now 26 and is a year removed from Tommy John surgery. No risk- high reward pick up by the Mets at best he comes up mid season to bolster the pen worst case heâ€™s filler for the Buffalo pen

As I was pursuing the various stories across the web I ran across this on the great site MLB TRADE RUMORS.. It seems that the Padres are sending out feelers on interest in Jake Peavey and the Brewers J J Hardy feels his is as good as gone from the Schlitz City. So if you are the GM of the Mets (a job we all want and feel weâ€™d be outstanding at) would you call SD GM Kevin Towers and offer Jose Reyes in a deal for Peavey? Or would you deal David Wright in a package for Peavey and RHP Mike Adams? Iâ€™d do it with Reyes as the centerpiece but for Wright Iâ€™d have to think that over because it would be much tougher for me to deal Wright than Reyes. If you could get Jake Peavey for Reyes Iâ€™d have to do it and then call Doug Melvin and work out a deal for JJ Hardy.

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J-Man better be careful with this hard line stance heâ€™s taking with his new contract. It seems J-Manâ€™s thinking is no matter who the Mets go after to be manager they would have to go 3yr/$3mil minimum and heâ€™s right but when the team you are associated with just collapsed for the second year in a row and the fans and media are questioning if your team has the heart and balls to win a championship you really are not negotiating from strength here. As I said yesterday Gary Carter would be here on the red eye tomorrow morning to take the Mets managers job. Donâ€™t over play your hand here Warlord.

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